The Broken Heart

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The Broken Heart is a 17th-century tragic play by English dramatist John Ford, renowned for its intense psychological depth and exploration of love, honor, and sacrifice.

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instanceOf play
tragedy
author John Ford NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin England
dateWritten 17th century
dramaticForm five-act play
explores conflict between personal desire and social duty
psychological consequences of forced marriage
stoicism in the face of tragedy
firstPublicationDate 1633
genre revenge tragedy
tragedy
hasCharacter Bassanes NERFINISHED
Crotolon NERFINISHED
Nearchus NERFINISHED
Prophilus NERFINISHED
Tecnicus NERFINISHED
hasDramaticDevice court spectacle
masque
hasDramatist John Ford NERFINISHED
hasFemaleProtagonist Calantha NERFINISHED
Penthea NERFINISHED
hasTone melancholic
tragic
isPartOf English Renaissance theatre NERFINISHED
literaryGenre Renaissance drama
literaryPeriod Caroline era
literaryTradition English tragic drama
mainCharacter Calantha NERFINISHED
Ithocles NERFINISHED
Orgilus NERFINISHED
Penthea NERFINISHED
movement Jacobean and Caroline drama
notableFor exploration of love, honor, and sacrifice
intense psychological depth
originalLanguage English
periodOfComposition reign of Charles I
settingLocation Sparta NERFINISHED
settingTime classical antiquity
theme court politics
honor
love
psychological suffering
revenge
sacrifice

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John Ford notableWork The Broken Heart
John Ford wrote The Broken Heart